Tiny shell consisting of several lobes with even tinier 'goose bumps', embedded in somewhat flaky limestone with fragments of other fossils.

Micro #fossil for #FossilFriday: #ostracod shell in Silurian limestone from the southern Baltic region, glacial erratic from the former isle of #Wieringen, North Holland, the #Netherlands. #Geology #Rocks #NaturePhotography #Microscopy Collection museum Huis van de Aarde HvdA W-565A, 5-stack photo

It's right behind me isn't it #ostracod

Photo of a human hand holding a 10cm pink plastic 3D print of a 1mm long ostracod (shelled shrimp).

#FossilFriday #ostracod 3D printed at 100x. When I screenwash for mammal teeth I find a huge variety of fossils, including this one. It's the best way to learn about the whole ecosystem.

Since you all seemed to enjoy the last video, here is more Ostracod-y goodness for #Crustmas :)

#nverts #BugSky #PondLife #UKWildlife #Ostracod #Freshwater

So, my one nod towards Crustmas, our only terrestrial UK ostracod, Terrestricythere elisabethae that I was lucky enough to photograph earlier this year, with David Horne, the UK’s main ostracod guy. A very fun day. #crustmas #ostracod #UK

Second edition of A History of Life in #100Fossils is out in the UK. Among the edits and additions is Sergiu Loghin's rather striking, monolithic-like image of a Cyprideis #ostracod - a fossil that provided key evidence for revealing the #Mediterranean once dried up!